Thus began a tradition of publishing the stories and anecdotes, along with the illustrations and photographs, of a most interesting collection of individuals.
By 1907 the magazine's name had been changed to
The Yachting & Boating Monthly and by about 1910 the name had again changed to
The Yachting Monthly and Marine Motor Magazine in recognition of the ever increasing presence and importance (though not to many!) of the auxiliary engine in the small sailing yacht.
Starting with the February, 1918 issue it was announced that, through special arrangement with the Admiralty, the magazine would become the official publication of the R.N.V.R and the name was changed yet again to
The Yachting Monthly and Magazine of the R.N.V.R. - clearly reflecting the ongoing readership of pre-war yachtsmen now enlisted in the R.N.V.R. With the adoption of this semi-official role, the column "Unofficial" appeared each month detailing the triumphs, tragedies, and often times humorous minutia of life within the R.N.V.R.
In 1922, post-war, and demobilisation, with the ascension of Heckstall-Smith to the helm, the title was simplified to just
The Yachting Monthly where it would stay for the next five years.
In the early years, the years with which this site is concerned, Herbert Reiach was at the editorial helm of the magazine. An artist and sailor himself, as well as a marine architect, it appears that he was well aqcuainted on a personal level with many of the contributors to the magazine. He also appears to have been a man of good humour, willing to be the butt of gentle jokes in many articles. He set the tone for the magazine by insisting on as many illustrations (vs. photographs) as possible (though this was certainly to change in later years) and, as W. Edward Wigfull mentions in one article "the occupant of the editorial chair...not only desires "facts," but carries his eccentricity as an editor further, by insisting on the facts being actually personal experiences of his contributors." This clearly harks back to Reiach's initial introduction and led to one of the best collections of small-boat sailing experiences - ranging from the grand cruise to short fragments describing how their their authors were deprived of their dinners - ever published.
Expanding beyond editorial control, in 1911 Reiach began to print and publish the magazine as well—establishing a publishing house that would continue after his early death in 1921, earning a reputation for extremely high quality colour printing. Reiach also took over publication of
The Saturday Review during these years.
Returning the Reiach's vision, Maurice Griffiths took the helm in 1927, rescuing the magazine from a five year period of decline as regards the direction of the magazine, its focus, and content under the reign of Heckstall-Smith. That spring he noted: